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end of August, a smaller sort of each kind come 

 down ; but it requires great nicety either to use or 

 make them. We believe no angler ever goes out pur- 

 posely to fish with the ant-fly ; yet, if in this season 

 he should observe the fish rising much, without 

 seeing any fly on, he must then look carefully for 

 the ant-fly on the eddies, froth, or still water ; and 

 will most probably discover the rise is at these flies. 



THE PALE BLUE. 

 SEASON. August, September, and October. 



NaturaL Also like the blue dun, but smaller ; 

 the wings very light pale blue, the body and legs of 

 a primrose colour ; comes on in August and con- 

 tinues till October, and is succeeded by the blue 

 dun : though a delicate fly, it is most numerous 

 in cool windy days, from about ten till four o'clock. 

 ?' Artificial. Use a very pale blue hackle, with 

 marten's yellow fur, and primrose silk. 



THE WILLOW FLY. 

 SEASON. August, September, and October. 



Natural. Like the four-winged brown, but much 

 smaller, the wings lying more slopingly upon the 

 back : these, at the first appearance, are of a dark 

 slaty colour, and the body of a sooty black, after- 

 wards, the under part of the tail becomes of a tawny 

 or dirty yellow, and the wings and legs somewhat 

 lighter. As the cool weather approaches, they re- 



